Platform

Platform 2001

zhàntái

China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.

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4.03 Intermediate Director Jia Zhangke 🍅 80%

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Vocabulary

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qiān jūn wàn magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men Idiom HSK 7
suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right Idiom HSK 7
rare; strange Xiehouyu HSK 7
diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
yáo kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel Colloquialism HSK 7
xiàng zhe towards; facing (sb or sth); (coll.) to side with; to favor Colloquialism HSK 7
chéng tiān (coll.) all day long; all the time Colloquialism HSK 7
hǎo huài good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad Colloquialism HSK 7
wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side Colloquialism HSK 7
chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
fēng shā sand blown by wind; sandstorm HSK 7
nóng zhòng dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect) HSK 7
biān jiāng border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region HSK 7
kàn nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
nán Not difficult HSK 7
xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home HSK 7
suo nimble HSK 7
da swelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump; preoccupation; problem HSK 7
běn zhe based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle HSK 7
wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
qiāng to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of HSK 7
tián field; open land HSK 7
jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
chéng bāo to contract; to undertake (a job) HSK 7
dēng street lamp; street light HSK 7
méi jìn to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted; feeling listless; boring; of no interest HSK 7
mái cáng to bury; to hide by burying; hidden HSK 7
shòu to suffer hardship HSK 7
Shè shì °C (degrees Celsius) HSK 7
néng nài ability; capability HSK 7
luàn careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how HSK 7
chái yóu diesel fuel HSK 7
suǒ to think deeply; to ponder HSK 7
yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
shāo to bring sth to sb; to deliver HSK 7
xiǎo minor road; lane; pathway; trail HSK 7
kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree HSK 7
bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
zhuāng yán solemn; dignified; stately HSK 7
jiè yān to give up smoking HSK 7
fēng liú distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose HSK 7
chē lún wheel HSK 7
diàn wǎng electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting HSK 7
qiāng to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) HSK 7
mother's sister; aunt HSK 7